I knew I should have hit the snooze button this morning. Sleep deprivation is causing hallucinations.

A fitting name, as it seems to have stolen the soul of the original xB, which became a slightly pudgy shadow of itself in its second generation.

I'm actually seeing a lot of Lexus GS here in the roofline and ultra-short decklid, which makes sense...isn't that the buyer Buick is trying to woo?

"Bolt" was taken already.

@brandegee: I dunno...anything without studs and chains is impressive on a frozen I-280.

A rare sighting of the ZR1 K2 Edition.

I owned a '90 Calais. While I remain in awe of the 193K it rolled up on the clock (still running when we parted ways), no sibling, cousin or descendant of that car is worth $8,500 today.

@Krautwagen: I think he just noticed his gas gauge is close to 'E'.

Another phase of the branding transition I remember was the tag on all their Datsun ads: "From Nissan With Pride."

I'm not normally a big fan of, um, flame surfacing, but there's something oddly appealing about this minimalist approach. Very cool.

@citroen67_now with 30% more LHM: I second that.

Not bad as a last-ditch strategy. Avoids the B-word for another day, stops feeding product into a pipeline with no outlet, and tightens the screws on Washington. In keeping with one of the classic holiday entertainments, we might consider this Chrysler's triple-dog-dare to Congress and the White House.

All of the trim pieces, lights, etc., look like they were affixed with Fun-Tak.

Sure, I'll put it next to my $200 pet rock.

Wow. I just found this, having forcibly ended my son's Spore session. Thanks!

Coming soon, the Chrysler 30 C and Dodge Ave g r.

And in the quest for energy independence, no American ever slept again.

@Uncle Bo, averting foreclosure: Total digression, but when we sold our '89 Cavalier, the buyer's reaction at first sight was a hearty laugh. It was bright red. The first thing he planned to do was paint it silver. He was a private detective, and he loved the Cavalier's anonymous styling, but red would kind of cancel…

The Honda looks like it can't decide whether goosing the beast is a good idea or not.

@cgarison: It may not look that bad from the air, but it's like an onion. The more you peel away, the more engineering horrors you find.